Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
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1882
First electric streetcar in Chicago
1885
First iron-frame skyscraper built in Chicago
1889
Hull House founded
1880s
Illinois labor legislation passed
1890
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
1892
Homestead steelworkers strike
1893
World's Columbian Exposition
Turner announces closing of the frontier
1894
Pullman Strike
An interactive, expanded timeline for the period after 1876 can be found in Program 26.
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